Keene Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
51 jobs are based in Keene Township, against 263 working residents. Hardly any work in Keene Township itself; outside it, Quincy draws the most (39%, 17 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Keene Township: the figures worth knowing
Keene Township and Quincy trade workers both ways
Quincy is the top workplace for Keene Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Keene Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Keene Township is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Keene Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Keene Township has about 380 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 263 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Keene Township goes to work
Where Keene Township clocks in
39% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How many people are in Keene Township by day
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Keene Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
57% of the jobs in Keene Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keene Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 51. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Keene Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Keene Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keene Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Keene Township
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Keene Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keene Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $69,135 |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lima Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| St. Albans Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Houston Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Mendon Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $76,048 |
Same-state neighbors only. Honey Creek Township, Lima Township, St. Albans Township and Houston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keene Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Keene Township: questions
What is the median household income in Keene Township?
$69,135 (±$23,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keene Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keene Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keene Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quincy (39%, 17 mi), Ellington Township (13%, 12 mi), Mendon (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keene Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Keene Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keene Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.